The 5th Biennial Adoption Conference: Identity and the Adopted Teen: Surviving the Crucible of Adolescence
Location: St. John’s University Manhattan Campus

For the latest information about the conference, contact the Adoption Initiative via e-mail (initiatives@stjohns.edu) or by telephone at 718-990-5460.

THE ADOPTION INITIATIVE

An interdisciplinary and inter-institutional structure

* to address fundamental issues affecting the adoption community;

* to provide information and training opportunities for professionals about adoption issues;

* to encourage more research effort by the academic community in answering fundamental questions affecting
members of the adoption triad; and finally,

* to provide a forum where members of the adoption triad can find valuable resources.

The 5th Biennial Adoption Conference: Identity and the Adopted Teen: Surviving the Crucible of Adolescence
Location: St. John’s University Manhattan Campus

For the latest information about the conference, contact the Adoption Initiative via e-mail (initiatives@stjohns.edu) or by telephone at 718-990-5460.

THE ADOPTION INITIATIVE

An interdisciplinary and inter-institutional structure

* to address fundamental issues affecting the adoption community;

* to provide information and training opportunities for professionals about adoption issues;

* to encourage more research effort by the academic community in answering fundamental questions affecting
members of the adoption triad; and finally,

* to provide a forum where members of the adoption triad can find valuable resources.

Mark your calendar for The 16th Annual Adoption Knowledge Affiliates Conference--November 14-15, 2008.

Mark your calendar for The 16th Annual Adoption Knowledge Affiliates Conference--November 14-15, 2008.

Lifetime Journey focuses on relationships between children, their birth
parents and their adoptive parents, whether they are in an open adoption or
a closed one. This workshop will address children's questions about their
birth parents -- both the questions they ask and those they hold inside.
Recognizing that there are no cookie cutter approaches to building a
positive triad relationship and that each family situation is unique, we
will address common questions such as: How can birth families remain
connected to an adopted child without confusing the child? How can complex
relationships between adoptive and birth parents be managed for the support
of a child? How do birth parents play a role when it is a closed adoption? Should you
consider opening your child's adoption? This will be a safe place to discuss
fears and hopes regarding our children's birth parents and their
relationship (or lack thereof) to them and us. This workshop is appropriate for both domestic and international adoptions.